20250ACR_005597CHP INTRODUCED 2025-03-19 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2025-03-28 PASSED_SENATE 2025-04-24 ENROLLED 2025-04-25 CHAPTERED 2025-05-05 FILED 2025-05-05 2025 ACR CHP CHR 0 Introduced by Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez (Coauthors: Assembly Members Nguyen, Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Ahrens, Alanis, Alvarez, Arambula, Ávila Farías, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Berman, Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Caloza, Carrillo, Castillo, Connolly, Davies, DeMaio, Dixon, Elhawary, Ellis, Flora, Fong, Gallagher, Garcia, Gipson, Mark González, Hadwick, Haney, Harabedian, Hart, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Kalra, Krell, Lackey, Lowenthal, Macedo, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Ortega, Pacheco, Patterson, Pellerin, Ramos, Ransom, Rivas, Celeste Rodriguez, Michelle Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Sanchez, Schultz, Solache, Soria, Stefani, Ta, Tangipa, Valencia, Wallis, Wicks, and Wilson) (Coauthors: Senators Niello and Valladares) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jeff Gonzalez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Nguyen COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Addis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Aguiar-Curry COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ahrens COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alanis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alvarez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Arambula COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ávila Farías COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bains COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bauer-Kahan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Berman COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bonta COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bryan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Calderon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Caloza COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Carrillo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Castillo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Connolly COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Davies COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY DeMaio COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Dixon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Elhawary COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ellis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Flora COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Fong COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gallagher COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Garcia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gipson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Mark González COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hadwick COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Haney COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Harabedian COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hart COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hoover COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Irwin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jackson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Kalra COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Krell COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lackey COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lowenthal COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Macedo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY McKinnor COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Muratsuchi COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ortega COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pacheco COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Patterson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pellerin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ramos COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ransom COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Rivas COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Celeste Rodriguez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Michelle Rodriguez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Blanca Rubio COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Sanchez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Schultz COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Solache COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Soria COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Stefani COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ta COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Tangipa COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Valencia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wallis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wicks COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wilson COAUTHOR SENATE Niello COAUTHOR SENATE Valladares Relative to developmental disabilities. developmental disabilities ARC v.

Department of Developmental Services: 40th anniversary. This measure would recognize the month of March as the 40th anniversary of the California Supreme Court decision in ARC v. Department of Developmental Services and celebrate the Legislature’s passage of the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act. NO

WHEREAS, March 21, 2025, is the 40th anniversary of the California Supreme Court decision in the case of ARC v. Department of Developmental Services (38 Cal.3d 384), which was a landmark decision reinforcing the protections granted under the Lanterman Act, affirming the necessity for services to be tailored to individual needs, and reflecting the state’s commitment to uphold the rights of Californians with developmental disabilities; and

WHEREAS, Developmental disabilities include autism, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and conditions that are either closely related to, or require similar services as, intellectual disability, and significantly impact the life of the individual; and

WHEREAS, In 1965, the Legislature passed Assembly Bill of the Regular Session, authored by Assembly Member Waldie, with two pilot regional centers opening in to provide community services to people with developmental disabilities, which was expanded statewide in as the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Lanterman Act); and

WHEREAS, In 1982, the Governor issued spending reductions cutting services to people with developmental disabilities by category, without regard to the individual’s individual program plan (IPP), an action challenged in court by advocates from The Arc California and other concerned organizations and individuals in a case known today as ARC v. DDS; and

WHEREAS, In 1985, nearly years after the first pilot regional centers were created, the California Supreme Court recognized in ARC v. DDS that it is through the IPP process that the Lanterman Act implements the rights granted to each developmentally disabled person and the obligations imposed on the state; and

WHEREAS, The California Supreme Court also declared in its decision that, through the IPP, people with developmental disabilities receive, “as an entitlement, services that enable [them] to live a more independent and productive life in the community.” Under existing law, the state cannot require regional centers to reduce services by category without regard for the individual’s IPP, as to do so would have “vitiated the IPP procedure, and with it the rights and obligations the Act defines”; and

WHEREAS, The Lanterman Act, enacted years ago, now benefits approximately 450,000 Californians with developmental disabilities and their families and empowers people with developmental disabilities to lead lives of greater inclusion and self-direction in communities of their choosing; and

now, therefore,

be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes the month of March as the 40th anniversary of the California Supreme Court decision in ARC v. DDS in favor of the rights of Californians with developmental disabilities; and be it further Resolved, That the Legislature celebrates its historic passage of the Lanterman Act and the requirement that the state meet the needs of each person with developmental disabilities without exception at each stage of life; and be it further Resolved, That the ARC v.

DDS decision reinforces the protections afforded by the Lanterman Act, and the state’s commitment to upholding persons with developmental disabilities’ entitlement to the services that enable them to live a more independent and productive life in the community, as set forth in their IPP; and be it further Resolved, That the state remains committed to the protection of the IPP as it moves forward with its efforts to create a well-coordinated master plan approach to supporting Californians with developmental disabilities across service systems throughout state government; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.